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Luna Park Sydney names new Chief Executive
Luna Park Sydney will be welcoming a new Chief Executive, John Hughes, as of 1st August, with long standing co-Chief Executives Peter Hearne and Warwick Doughty announcing their...
Jul 11, 2022
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TEG’s Geoff Jones reveals potential for Newcastle’s McDonald Jones Stadium as a concert venue
Geoff Jones, Chief Executive of entertainment giant TEG, has outlined how bring concert acts to Newcastle’s McDonald Jones Stadium would work if a plan to With Venues NSW having...
Jul 11, 2022
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Bell Shakespeare to present first production in new Walsh Bay Arts Precinct theatre space
Originally scheduled for April 2022 but delayed to due COVID, Bell Shakespeare will now present the first production in their new theatre space The Neilson Nutshell at the newly...
Jul 11, 2022
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TEG appoints Luke Bould as Chief Commercial Officer to drive global growth opportunities
TEG has appointed accomplished commercial and marketing executive Luke Bould as their Chief Commercial Officer. Bould is responsible for all of TEG’s commercial activity across...
Jul 10, 2022
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Research shows Parrtjima 2022 to be another resounding success
Independent research conducted by NT Major Events reveals Parrtjima 2022 attracted a record attendance of 23,445 across the 10-nights from 8th-17th April 2022. This included...
Jul 10, 2022
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Australian Performing Arts Exchange to be hosted at NIDA in September
Postponed in 2020 and 2021, the Australian Performing Arts Exchange (APAX) will be hosted at Sydney’s National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) from Monday 5th to Friday 9th...
Jul 10, 2022
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Ticketek secures category wins at TheTicketingBusiness Awards 2022
Ticketek has been named Ticketing Business of the Year and its Ticketek Ovation data partnership with Cricket Australia data partnership wining the Insights & Analytics Award at...
Jul 8, 2022
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Royal Agricultural Society of NSW marks bicentenary
The Royal Agricultural Society of NSW is celebrating 200 years of operations, two centuries of acting as a guardian for agriculture. Commencing operations on 5th July 1822, in...
Jul 8, 2022
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Live Nation Philippines threatens 'legal action' over unauthorised selling of Manila concert tickets
Promoter Live Nation Philippines has announced that it will be taking “legal action” over the alleged unauthorised selling of tickets for K-pop act SEVENTEEN‘s upcoming concerts...
Jul 8, 2022
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Venues NSW seeks approval for concerts at Newcastle’s McDonald Jones Stadium
Venues NSW has lodged a planning application with Newcastle City Council to hold five non-sporting events a year at the city’s McDonald Jones Stadium. The plan by the NSW...
Jul 7, 2022
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Populous collaborates with PWR to create the first elite sports facility in the metaverse
Brisbane - based global architecture and design firm, Populous has collaborated with gaming content creator, Lachlan Power from PWR to launch a first-of-its-kind architecturally...
Jul 7, 2022
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Bluesfest puts communications systems from D2N Technology Solutions to use
Communications provider D2N Technology Solutions has explained its involvement with the 2022 edition of the Byron Bay Bluesfest. D2N Technology Solutions’ involvement with the...
Jul 7, 2022
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Expo City Dubai due to open from October
The reconfiguration on Dubai's Expo 2020 site into Expo City Dubai is set to be completed later this year with the precinct being transformed into a hub of cultural and economic...
Jul 6, 2022
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$20 million funding to spotlight Outback Queensland as music festival destination.
The Queensland Government 2022-23 Budget has allocated $20 million in Queensland Music Trails over three years with the investment designed to spotlight Outback Queensland as a...
Jul 6, 2022
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2022 Brisbane Festival program to showcase creative events and collaborations
Brisbane Festival 2022 will showcase significant events across 23 days in September including creative collaborations and Queensland premieres with more than 22 new works and...
Jul 6, 2022
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Interactive children's zone unveiled for Abu Dhabi National Aquarium
Abu Dhabi’s 9,000 square metre National Aquarium, situated in the waterfront destination Al Qana, has added a new interactive children's zone called Bella and Rio’s Playground....
Jul 5, 2022
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Western Australia theatre and circus among organisations sharing $830,000 funding
The latest round of the Western Australian Government's Arts 15k-plus grants program, distributes $830,000 in funding among 17 Western Australian artists and organisations....
Jul 5, 2022
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Art Music Awards return to acknowledge fields of composition, performance and education
Last held as a live event in 2019, the Art Music Awards return in 2022, being the only event that specifically acknowledges the achievements of Australia’s outstanding talent in...
Jul 5, 2022
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Walsh Bay Arts Precinct secures top NSW Architecture award
Sydney’s newest cultural precinct on the Harbour foreshore - Walsh Bay Arts Precinct - has received the state’s top award, the NSW Architecture Medallion, for the transformation...
Jul 4, 2022
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AGES updates its guidance on temporary infrastructure industry for major events
The Association of Global Event Suppliers (AGES) has recently released its updated guide to the temporary infrastructure industry for major events. The newly published Practice...
Jul 4, 2022
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Quayclean Secures cleaning services contract for Melbourne and Olympic Parks precinct
Quayclean Australia has been awarded the cleaning services contract for the Melbourne and Olympic Parks (M&OP) precinct. Set across 40 hectares, M&OP encompasses six...
Jul 4, 2022
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The P.A. People spotlights some of its upcoming projects
The experienced team at The P.A. People are providing innovative and standards-compliant solutions for a number of upcoming projects. Earlier this year, The P.A. People...
Jul 3, 2022
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Disability-led performing arts company to share in South Australian government funding
Disability-led performing arts company, Restless Dance Theatre is among the arts organisations, artists, and smaller collectives exploring bold new works to share in $8 million...
Jul 2, 2022
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VMA opens 2022 Venue Management School for enrolments
The Venue Management Association (Asia Pacific) has opened enrolments for its 2022 Venue Management School, encompasses the VMA Leadership Institute. The only industry run...
Jul 1, 2022
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